英语词汇“hypocorism”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hy•poc•o•rism n.

a pet name.
the practice of using a pet name.
the use of forms of speech imitative of baby talk, esp. by an adult.

Greek hypokórisma pet name. See hypocoristic, -ism
1840–50

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hypocorism /haɪˈpɒkəˌrɪzəm/ n

a pet name, esp one using a diminutive affix: ``Sally'' is a hypocorism for ``Sarah''

Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek hupokorisma, from hupokorizesthai to use pet names, from hypo- beneath + korizesthai, from korē girl, koros boy

hypocoristic /ˌhaɪpəkɔːˈrɪstɪk/ adj

单词	hypocorism
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 hy•poc•o•rism (hī pok′ə riz′əm, hi-),USA pronunciation n. a pet name. the practice of using a pet name. the use of forms of speech imitative of baby talk, esp. by an adult. Greek hypokórisma pet name. See hypocoristic, -ism 1840–50 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hypocorism /haɪˈpɒkəˌrɪzəm/ n a pet name, esp one using a diminutive affix: ``Sally'' is a hypocorism for ``Sarah'' Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek hupokorisma, from hupokorizesthai to use pet names, from hypo- beneath + korizesthai, from korē girl, koros boy hypocoristic /ˌhaɪpəkɔːˈrɪstɪk/ adj
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